Thousands of Manchester United fans are protesting against the Glazer family and ‘200’ made their way into the stadium and onto the pitch.
Ahead of Man United’s game against Liverpool, a mass protest has taken place outside Old Trafford.
BBC Sport have reported that 200 supporters broke through barriers and found their way onto the playing surface.
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The report adds that the fans that entered the stadium have now departed and there is no risk of this afternoon’s game being called off.
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BBC reporter Simon Stone has said: “Thousands of Manchester United fans began a protest against the club’s owners at Old Trafford this afternoon.
“Scores of green and gold flares – the colours of United’s first shirts when they were Newton Heath and the original anti-Glazer protests in 2010 – were set off at the start of the protest at 14:00BST.
“It is understood other protesters went to the team hotel ahead of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side’s departure for this afternoon’s Premier League game against Liverpool. Hundreds of fans have been on the pitch and many are now exiting through gates across a road that normally allows the team buses through.
“No media are being allowed through the gates as normal until the situation is cleared.
“It is understood the Premier League, who have a compliance officer on site, do not belief there is an issue about the game going ahead from a purely coronavirus perspective as there was no admission to dressing rooms.”
Chief BBC reporter Phil McNulty has added that media are currently “locked outside” the stadium:
“Members of the media are currently locked outside the as the gates of their usual entrances remain shut and the Old Trafford stadium is put on lockdown as thousands of Manchester United fans continue their protests against the owners.”
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